College of Health and Human Services

Dean: Monica Lounsbery

Associate Dean: Terry Robertson, Jennifer Ostergren

Director of Development: Jennifer Moore

Administrative Services Manager: TBD

Facilities Coordinator: Denysia O’Connell

Director of the Academic Advising Center:
Rachel Wiedemann

College Office: Engineering Technology Building (ET), Room 200
Telephone / FAX: (562) 985‑4194 / (562) 985-7581
Website: www.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/

Introduction

The College of Health and Human Services prepares students for careers in health, wellness, teacher preparation, and social and consumer services. Our accredited graduate and undergraduate programs offer state-of-the-art curriculum though which departments/ schools provide optimal learning opportunities in the classroom, in the research laboratory, and in the community.

The College’s two schools, nine departments, three programs, and twelve research centers are housed within twelve buildings on campus with state-of-the-art classrooms, laboratories, and clinics with equipment matching that of business/industry.

Certificates

Gerontology
Health Care Administration
Latino Health and Nutrition Studies (graduate)
Nurse Practitioner (graduate)
Public Management Analyst (graduate)
Public Sector Employer‑Employee Relations and Personnel Management (graduate)
Public Sector Financial Management (graduate)
Therapeutic Recreation
Wilderness Studies (discontinuance in progress)

Credentials

Single Subject Teaching Credentials: Health Science, and Kinesiology/Physical Education.
Services credentials are offered in Communicative Disorders (Public Education Speech-language Pathology), Nursing (Health Service School Nurse), and Social Work (Pupil Personnel - Child Welfare and Attendance).

Professional Accreditations

Programs in the College are accredited by the following state and national accrediting agencies:

American Association of Colleges of Nursing, American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, American Physical Therapy Association, American Public Works Association (APWA), American Speech Language and Hearing Association, Association of University Programs in Health Administration, California Commission for Teacher Credentialing, California Council on Parks and Recreation, California State Board of Registered Nursing, California Teaching Commission, Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, Council on Education for Public Health, Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education, Council on Social Work Education, National Association for the Education of Young Children, Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA), National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, National Recreation and Park Association Council on Accreditation, Western Institute of Nursing, National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education.

Special Interest Clubs

Archers, Army ROTC Association, Army ROTC Rangers (AROTC), California Nursing Student Association, Child and Family Associated Students (CAFAS, Family and Consumer Sciences), Criminal Justice Student Association, Fitness Club, Foodservice and Hotel Management Association (Family and Consumer Sciences), Health Care Administration Forum, Health Science Graduate Student Association, Kinesiology and Physical Education Majors Club, National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (Communicative Disorders), Peer Health Educators, Pershing Rifles (AROTC), Physical Therapy Student Association, Public Administration Student Association (PASA, Public Policy and Administration), Recreation and Leisure Studies Alumni Association (RALSAA), Recreation Society (Recreation and Leisure Studies), Social Dance Club, Consumer Affairs Student Association (Family and Consumer Sciences), Sports Medicine Club (Kinesiology), Student Affiliates of the American Kinesiotherapy Association (Kinesiology), Student Chapter of American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Student Dietetic Association (Family and Consumer Sciences), Student Food Science Society (Family and Consumer Sciences), Students Active in Community Health (Family and Consumer Sciences), Students in Fashion (Family and Consumer Sciences), Fitness Majors Association (Kinesiology), Students for Sustainable Health (Family and Consumer Sciences) .

Professional and Honors Organizations

Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice), American College of Healthcare Executives, California Association for Health, Eta Sigma Delta (Hospitality Management, Family and Consumer Sciences), Eta Sigma Gamma (Health Science), Kappa Omicron Nu (Family and Consumer Sciences), Phi Epsilon Kappa (Kinesiology), Pi Alpha Alpha (Public Policy and Administration), Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD), Sigma Phi Omega (National Academic and Professional Society in Gerontology), Sigma Theta Tau (Iota Eta Chapter, Nursing), Upsilon Phi Delta (Health Care Administration).

College and Departmental Organizations

Asian Pacific Islanders Committee (Social Work), Associated Students of Social Work, California Nursing Student Association, Dunham/Cleveland Committee (Social Work), College of Health and Human Services Student Council, Gay, Lesbian, Transsexual, Transgender Committee (Social Work), Latino Student Network Committee (Social Work), National Association of Social Work Unit, Social Work Alumni Association.

Programs

• Latino Health and Nutrition Studies Graduate Certificate